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Fallen has its Game Face on!

December 8, 2020 ~ Jessie ~ 2 Comments

Thanks to Meredith at Austenesque Reviews for hosting the cover reveal for Fallen yesterday. Now that it's out there in the world, I can finally add it here too, for you all to see. What do you think? Didn't the designer, Susan Adriani, do an amazing job? Having Elizabeth front-and-centre of the cover was imperative, … Continue reading Fallen has its Game Face on!

Outwitted by Words #4

November 29, 2017November 12, 2019 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

The latest incidents of words outwitting the world. ~♥~ I don't know whether my local butcher has been outwitted by words or is merely a pleasant pheasant plucker with a literary sense of humour. Either way, this sign made me smile... ~♥~ A recent conversation that happened whilst driving my eldest home from school: Eldest … Continue reading Outwitted by Words #4

Outwitted by Words #3

September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

Ever had it happen that you see a word and it fixes itself immediately in your head as being pronounced a particular way? It's always slightly offensive when you hear someone else say it differently, isn't it? Scone is such a word. Inveigle, nous and irreparable as well. The thing with these words is, no matter how they're said, … Continue reading Outwitted by Words #3

To Know One’s Place

April 23, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

Is it such a heinous crime to want to know my place? A notion of what's gone before and what I've yet to face? Is it so surprising I should leave marks in my wake? Must I be despised for each impression that I make? I have no wish to be cast adrift in the midst of this adventure, … Continue reading To Know One’s Place

Accidental Homonym

April 10, 2017April 24, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ 1 Comment

I visited my parents last weekend. While I was there, I made an accidental discovery. It all began early Sunday morning as I ambled nonchalantly across their kitchen, cup of tea in hand, to sit in my dad's chair at the head of the breakfast table. (Classic Goldilocks error.) As I did so, I glanced at the TV in … Continue reading Accidental Homonym

Fishing in Top Hats

April 3, 2017August 16, 2020 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

This photo was taken by my 4 x great uncle, Roger Fenton, some time in the mid 19th century, and epitomises one of the things I enjoy about the nicer side of that era. There were a lot of grim things about the Regency and early Victorian eras, and it would be wrong to try to … Continue reading Fishing in Top Hats

Word Floristry

March 29, 2017April 24, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ 2 Comments

I have come to the conclusion that I am less of a Writer and more of a Word Florist. Other people seem to be able to think a thought, assign some words to it and then write them down. Apparently I have it all backwards. I think of words, I write them down, then I spend … Continue reading Word Floristry

Outwitted by Words #2

March 20, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

I didn't expect the next instalment of 'outwitted by words' to be my own faux pas, but I'm not one to pass up an opportunity to laugh at myself so here goes. I was playing a board game at a friend's house the other day, called 'Five Second Rule.' You have to name three things … Continue reading Outwitted by Words #2

Outwitted by Words #1

March 17, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

Have I mentioned that I adore words? Specifically English ones. (I'm sure words in other languages are equally wondrous, but I don't know any of them thus I'm naturally biased.) You can do anything with words: excuse, pretend, explain, enlighten, deceive, emote ... Words have the power to create whole new worlds, if you want … Continue reading Outwitted by Words #1

Saviour of Sheep

March 13, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

I've no great fondness for sheep beyond how they taste with mint sauce, Though in winter it's quite nice to have to hand a good woolly jumper, of course. I suppose some people like their milk, and it's cute the way lambs leap about, And I concede I've sung "Little Bo Peep" more times that I can count. Other than that I am … Continue reading Saviour of Sheep

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